School-furniture



UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN PEARD, OF BROOKLYN, NEIV YORK.

SCHOOL-FURNITURE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 408,134, dated July 30, 1889.

Application filed April 19, 1889. Serial No. 307,641. (No model.)

T0 all whmn it may concern.-

Be it known that 1, JOHN PEARD, a citizen of the United States, residing at'Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of New York, have invented new and useful Improvements in Furniture for Schools and other Purposes, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to that type of school furniture or desks that comprise folding seats and abook rack, tray, or other shelf belowthe desktop.

The object of my invention is to provide novel means for supporting the folding seats and connecting the rear wall or back board of the book-rack with the desk-back and dispensing with a leg or legs centrally between the ends of a double seat.

To such end the invention consist-s in the novel features of construction and combination of devices hereinafter described and claimed, reference being made to the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a transverse section of a double seat, taken on the line 00 mof Fig. 2. Fig. 2 is a horizontal section thereof, taken on the line 'y 3 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a separate front view of the bracket by which I connect the seat arm to the support thereof. the seat-arm being removed and the arrow beneath the seat in Fig. 1 showing the direction of the view. Fig. 4 is a separate View of a bracket for giv ing additional strength to the middle portion of the support and its connected parts. Fig. 5 is a detailed View, in section, of the seat and its support and connected parts represented in Fig. 1.

Similar letters indicate corresponding parts.

The letter A designates the end legs of a double seat intended for two scholars; B, the back, which extends from one end to the other of the seat.

In carrying out my invention I make the seats O O independent of each other, the outer end of each resting on seat-arms D, to which they are properly secured, and which are connected to the end frames E by hinges F in the usual manner, which allow the seats to be folded up toward the back. The inner ends of the seats rest on and are secured to the seatarms G, which are connected to the rear wall or back board H of a book tray or rack J by means of a bracket or brackets I, to which the seat-arms G are connected by hinges F. In the example shown in the drawings the wall or back board II consists of a bar or frame which extends from end to end of the structure, its ends resting on the end frames E, to which they are secured in any proper manner. The wall or back board II is of sufficient strengtlrai'ld of suitable material to sustain the seat-arms G and the inner ends of the seats, and it is so arranged as to form the inner side of the book-rack J. The wall or back board II may also be strengthened by means of brackets K, connecting it to the rear of the back B, as hereinafter described.

The brackets I, which are preferably of cast metal, are made with a flange L, which is se cured to the outside of the back board H by screws or other suitable fastenings.

The supplemental brackets K consist of metal plates or castings adapted to the shape of and secured to the inside of the back board II and the back 13 and secured to both by screws and bolts, as shown, the threaded bolt M serving to fasten both brackets I and K to the wall or back boardII, as represented in Fig. 5, the bracket K being provided with a rectangular recess N, which receives a nut 0, into which the threaded bolt is screwed.

By the construction and arrangement shown and described the rear wall or back board of the book-rack supports the seats and the deskback, respectively, through the medium of the independent or separate brackets I and K, which is important in this type of desks, for in a desk having a book-rack it is not desirable, on account of the finish of the article, to extend the seat-supporting brackets vertically along the inner side of the desk-back B to support the latter. This construction also avoids the employment of seat-supportin g legs centrally between the desk-standards, which central legs are objectionable, in that theyinterfere with sweeping and cleaning the floor. I am, however, aware that desk-seats have been supported by brackets to dispense with the central leg or legs alluded to, and there fore I do not broadly claim such construct-ion.

\Vhat I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. A school-desk comprising the following elements: the end legs A, the back B, the back board H, the brackets I, secured to the outside of the back board and carrying the seat-arms G, and the separate brackets K, secured to the inside of the back board and to the inside of the desk-back, substantially as described.

2. A school-desk comprising the following elements: the end legs A, the back B, the bookrack J, having. the rigid back board 11, the brackets I, secured to the outside of the back board and carrying the seat-arms G, the separate brackets K, arranged on the inside of the back board and rising along the deskback, and the bolts M, passing through the seat-carrying brackets, the back board, and the back-sustaining brackets, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in the presence of two subscribing Witnesses.

JOHN PEARD.

Vitnesses:

J. VAN SANrVooRD, \V. HAUFF. 

